Elwood (Al) Black
2003
picture of the 3 Black family brothers.
L to R ... Lindy, Bob and Elwood
1957
Al and Veronica
1956 Al at Ft Dix
This
car had been driven all the way up from Texas by one of
our
original crew and I had gotten it from one of those fellas.
Al added:
I had met my wife Veronica in 1957 while stationed at the Bristol Nike Site and we were married in 1959. We still live in the same house we purchased in 1961 here in Bristol. Veronica and I raised 4 children, two boys and two girls. Also I served in the Army Reserves here in Bristol. I worked at and retired after 30 years from Raytheon in 1999 and keep busy by fishing which is good here, sports and other things to do. Bristol has been a great place to live and raise a family. I enjoyed my time at the old Nike site. Now there is a college down there in the launcher area and also a summer camp for city kids that stay in the old barracks.
Webmaster’s
note:
COL
Leggette (USA ret.) and Al Black are the only original 1956 Bristol crew
members (other than myself) that we have been able to locate so far.
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